Taxi-hailing app takes on Uber with a new weapon

After being caught like a deer in Uber's headlights for the past five years, the taxi industry appears to be waking up.
Verifone Taxi Systems announced Wednesday that its recently acquired cab-hailing app Curb will soon launch in New York with an advance-booking feature—the first of its kind among the city's myriad ride-hailing apps.March 23, 2016